10 DIY Projects to Make Before Entertaining!

Thrift Diving and RYOBI teamed up to bring you this awesome post! All opinions belong to Thrift Diving.

You know how life is: try to arrange a get-together at your house and everybody has a reason why their schedules just never converge.

Am I right??

But the holidays are different, though.

As early as the day after Halloween, it becomes this time of year where everyone wants to link arms, stuff their face until they can’t button their pants, and profess “Oh, I’m never too busy for family and friends!”

Folks, we’ve just entered the phenomenon called “Everybody-And-Their-Mama-Will-Be-Stopping-By” which occurs between November 1st and December 31st. LOL.

Not only does it mean you’ll feel compelled to clean up the nasty mess from the guest bathroom because the men in the house have poor aim (please tell me this isn’t just my house).

But you’ll want to be practical when having guests over (e.g. How will you entertain them? Where will they sit? What will you do will all those extra shoes by the door?).

And not to mention, you’ll want to show off a little bit.

(Don’t deny you enjoy showing off, too! When people come over to my house, hubby rolls his eyes as I take them on a grand tour of all the DIY projects I’ve done in the house! LOL)

Everyone wants to be proud of their home when people come over! And you’re no exception.

So, I teamed up with my partners at RYOBI Power Tools to select 10 DIY projects that you need to get started on right now before your friends and family start beating down your door this holiday season!

I started fantasizing about having a bunch of these on my porch, but I like the idea of white ones, with white lights! Wouldn’t it be nice to greet guests with something pretty that makes them smile?

To create this, you can use pallets or even regular common boards from the lumber section of The Home Depot. Any cutting tool can be used to make it, such as the jigsaw, circular saw, or the miter saw. You’ll need some outdoor screws that won’t rust, too.

Must-Make #4: Pallet Shoe Storage

Once again, another pallet project!

But another one that cannot be forgotten because it’s so cute and so functional. 🙂

This project is good if you generally don’t have (or won’t have) a ton of extra shoes at your door. You could probably double up the width by using an extra pallet. It just depends on your space and if you will have enough room.

I haven’t started working on my foyer yet, but when I do, I’m stealing this project idea!

Must-Make #8: Mini Wine Bar

This project is super easy (again, with pallets!), and if you’re having a small gathering, this size would be perfect. You can extend it to accommodate the size if you need more space.

The only thing you’d need to do to create this project is to cut a piece of the pallet off, and attach a piece at the bottom with little notches cut out (use a jigsaw for that) to hold the wine glasses.